After the Ayatollah: Institutionalisation and Succession in the marjaʿiyya of Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Faḍl Allāh
This paper deals with the death of a high religious authority, the Twelver Shiʿi marjaʿ al-taqlīd, or “Grand Ayatollah”, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Faḍl Allāh. The emphasis given to following a living authority within the Twelver Shiʿi tradition makes their passing a moment of crisis, all the more so in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2016, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-186 |
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Islam
Shiʿi
authority
marjaʿ al-taqlīd
Faḍl Allāh
succession
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